Birth Story Part 2

Lets see- Evi is almost a year old now....
So I figured I should PROBABLY finish the birth story! I hope I have not forgotten anything!
Now. Where did I leave off? There were some pictures!

September was getting pretty exciting! I felt huge. I also had high blood pressure- suck.
So I had to go in and do testing at the hospital... once a week? I had to do fetal monitoring and urine testing. It took FOR-EV-ER to do, and had to be done AT the hospital- so nothing going on that day! It was usually after I had my regular appt at my Dr. Office as well. Here is a pic of me doing some monitoring!

It was cool because I got to hear the babies heart beat! So that was kinda nifty! And me and Mom got to hang out and look at Pinterest! Woo Hoo!
That progressed on through September, me getting more and more nervous for the big time to come!
Julio and Laura came to visit us around that time! But Julio had to go home to take care of some things, but Laura stayed with us! She wanted to stay until the baby came!
We sewed blankets and burp cloths!

This was Evi's first baby blanket that she got! I love it! I got a new sewing machine from my wonderful husband so we could do these awesome things! All in all- we just kind of went on with things, and hoped that it would happen already. Sebastian said I was moaning in my sleep a lot. We would walk the dogs a lot- and I would wonder what this baby girl was going to look like! Dezi would come over a lot too- and we would go to 7-11 and get Slurpees! Ooooh we did that a lot! And i would get the brownies that are the "fresh baked" ones there too. ( to this day- I can't eat them really- it reminds me of being pregnant and sick! I also can't drink white cherry gatorade....)
Fetal Monitoring was moved to twice a week. In addition to the blood and urine testing! Wow! I was getting a little tired of that! My original due date was for Oct. 27th. Which was then moved to the 16th. And then again to the 11th. Im not sure if that was due to error on their part, or scheduling, or what. They set as a "inducement" date originally for the 16th. I think we moved it to the 11th to make sure it wasnt over the weekend. It much less busy they said over a week day. ( I was moved up because of my high blood pressure too! )
Then finally- we were waiting for her to drop- every day, people would say she looked lower. All I know is that she sure did want to stretch out- and I would get it low down by the pelvis and then up in the ribs at the same time- and sometimes I'd push her back!
The first time I was checked, I was at a nothin. 1 and 1. The second time I was checked ( approx. 6 days or so later ) I was at a 1 and 2. It was progressing very slowly. Thats when we talked about induction a little more. I was all for that! I wanted to move on to the next stage here! Then my dr. appt one week before I was due to go in to be induced. I had Dr. Bean. I had him several times before ( its a big group and they schedule you with whoever is available around your time to go ). He was one of the kindest I had met with so far- and I distinctly remember him because of his name. He seemed to be a bit more thorough as well. I had gone to the American Fork office- even though it was farther away that the Saratoga one. He asked me if they had done my last ultrasound to check amniotic fluid, size, etc. Nope. I guess they might have done it the week before but decided not to since I wasnt dilated at all. So we went in. He hmmmed and I couldnt make out much except some limbs. He looked  a little more, but then decided that he wanted to look with the fancy ultrasound at hte hospital to check things out a bit better. I was slightly alarmed, but he said everything was just fine. He had the nurse attempt to set it up- but they had to check and get back to me. He then let us know that- since she was  measuring small ( to my shock- she had been measuring big several weeks before that!) that if she wasnt getting any more from the amniotic sac- there wasnt much reason for her to remain. Thats when they do a significant amount of weight gain- the last 2-3 weeks. Well we left and got to go get some lunch. I called Seb to let him know what the Dr. said- and he joked that we might induce that night- haha! ( the Dr. ) and I had told Sebi that- and he was like " YAAAY!" but it was still not very feasable in my mind.  Well- we were sitting in Johnny Rockets- having some hamburgers and talking, Mom and I when the nurse called back to tell me when my fancy ultasound appointment would be. But as I picked up the phone and spoke with her- she told me that the next appt for the ultrasound was on Thursday. ( it was monday) and that Dr. Bean did not feel comfortable waiting that long- so she was going to go ahead and schedule my inducement for that night! H-O-L-Y crap!  I started crying- and that scared the hell out of mom. I was able to say ok and get off the phone. and then I broke down a little bit- and she did as well. Then I told her that it was happening that night- and she calmed down a little bit. She got me to a better point- and I was able to eat again, and be ok with what had just become 7-10 days out- to tonight! Holy crap! Holy crap holy crap! Sooo- I went to the shop after we ate, and then talked to Sebi. Then I went and got some sugar cookies at my favorite shop place. We called Laura and told her. Then I took Mom home. I FINALLY got back with the nurse- we were waiting and waiting and waiting to see when we were supposed to be there at the hospital! She said that we would check in at 10. Then I would be given the drug and sent home. Then we'd go back early in the morning. Thats wierd. We go home? So I called mom and told her the plan- she also thought this was wierd. But then I talked to someone again and they said no- we would be staying at the hospital- and I was in for some super fun for the rest of the evening! I went home. I watched some tv. and finished packing my hospital bag. I had Sebi paint my toe nails. I remember someone telling me you would wish your toe nails were painted when you had to stare at them duringthe birthing process.... Sebi was freaking out about his hair- he wanted it cut before we went! But by that point, we had like 45 minutes till time for us to leave! I called Dez and asked her if she could cut sebi's hair! She said absolutely- but not in half an hour! She was still in provo! hahahaha. Seb carried the bags and the car seat out to the car! I think he lost the car keys about 5 times before we left too. Laura was excited as well. But since it was just going to be waiting for most of the night- she was going to go to sleep and we would call her if anyting happened before morning. Mom and dad were doing the same thing. We had chicken taco's for dinner that night. And i ate my sugar cookie. I remmeber it was a HUGE one, and it was decorated as a big pumpkin. We left and made it to the hospital- nerves jangling all the while! But I had at least been up to the maternity ward several times and wasnt compeltely unaware of what and where was going on next. We checked in. I got my awesome bracelets. And my super cool night gown! We had a really big room and seb went and checked out a movie for us to watch. Big. with Tom Hanks. Man I hadnt seen that movie in YEARS.

Woooo! Well I got my dandy I.v too and we were just sitting there chilling out. It was about 11 or so by about then. You know what I think we were supposed to be at the hospital at 9 not 10. Im a little fuzzy about what actual time we had to go. I think it was 9. Yeah. Anyways- so here I am chilling out- and all of a sudden the heart beat on the monitor starts to get slower- and slower- and slower. And Im talking to Sebi, and I think I even say to him- thats wierd. Is the volume supposed to do that? And the next thing I know- 2-3 nurses come bursting into the room. They take my pillows out from under my head. Lay me back flat. Pull off the fetal monitors and are trying to manually find hte heart beat of the baby. It went way way way slow. Sebi was standing there freaking out- Im in total shock. And then they are arguing about whether or not to take the pitocin strip out. ( its on a string) and they go back and forht- yes, no yes, no. And Then one oft hem does pull it out. I think Sebi was about to pull it out while they were arguing. They take it out - and put me on oxygen. And find her heart beat. Wow. I was shaking at that point. They get everything calmed down. They call the Dr. and tell him what went down, and they also call the anesthesiologist and have him be ready to come in at notice. What???? This all happened so fast. I continued to contract slightly over the next 30 minutes. I texted Mom and dad and had them come. Sebi posted something on facebook- and the Hawaiin sisters came over as well. Chris came. And then Summer and Carey went and picked Laura up. We were all mostly having a little party over there- ( they were all hiding food in the corner since i wasnt' allowed to eat at that point). Dr. Bean showed up and had everyone step out of the room except Sebastian and I. He then told us that the baby would not tolerate the contractions- and even though her heart rate did not plummet like it did that first time, it did dip every time I contacted.... and that normal birth was out. I was going to have to have a C-section. But I was not really upset by this at all. I had been terrified of the birth process. He said that he would take me right then- but had to go do an emergency operation- and we would plan on being ready in an hour. WOW! So then everyone got ot come back and we told them what was happening! The anesthesiologist came in and we got to do the spinal tap. He said that would be easier than the something or other else. I sat up on the bed bent over with seb in a chair in front of me, my feet hanging off the side. It was funny because everyone kept telling Sebi to sit down- he must have looked a little pale. I don't remember it hurting that much though. I remmeber seeing a lot of blood in a tray when they had me switch back to laying down. I guess they did stick a needle into my spine so- yeah. They shot me up with some morphine and we headed to the operating room. Oh- they gave sebi a gown to get into to! He was coming wiht me- thank goodness! I think he had to get another though- he tore the first one- its just thin plastic tryig to get into it.

There he is getting into his super fancy get ups!
we got in there- and they set up my arms on these big arm rests, and uncovered things and started shooting me up with more meds- and washing me with iodine. I started to get nervous again. I wanted to make sure that I was compeltely numb before we started doing any slicing! AGH! And I told them so- I was on a lot of morphine so I was talking a lot they said. He held cold instruments to my tummy and my arm showing me that while I could feel the pressure of the instrument- that I could not feel the coldness- because I was numb. That I would be able to feel a tugging pressure the whole time! Agh! I didnt think that was right! And I could move my feet- they all settled down to start- but I could still move my feet- hey now! Not  yet- and I looked at Sebi terrified and he went to go look at my feet to see if they were moving- but they had already started cutting. And since I was oblivious to that- he was sure I was fine. HA! They went to work. I got more morphine. I listed to music inthe OR. and sebi was there. And then the next thing we know- the nurse is telling Sebi that the baby is out if he wants to see her! What? That was all of about 4 minutes! if that. So he goes- and they are having some problems. She's not breathing. They are talking and some more people come in. Seb stays over for a sec, and then comes back over and sits down next to me. I ask him if she's ok. He doesnt answer me. He stares me right in the eyes and eventually shakes his head yes shakily. That was wierd I thought.
Now lets jump a little bit- as I was not aware of what was going on- we have the details from Sebi, and  Carey ( who was an assistant at a birthing facility years back ) and Mom, Dad, Laura, Chris etc. from outside. An alarm had gone off. Baby girl was not breathing. They called a code. A crash cart and more nurses came into the room - this we noticed but not a lot, it was all very quite and calm inside. Carey kept kinda pushing the door open to hear and see what was going on. She told them that she could see my heart monitor and it was not me that was having problems. IT was the baby. People started crying at that point. People were praying. Seb sat and held my hand. It didnt seem like that long to me but I was drugged up pretty good. Then the baby cried! She let out a little wail! agh. Everything was fine. Sebi went to go see her, and he held her up so that everyone goggling from the window could see and they all cheered. She was ok!!!! Agh. Even writing this is stressing me out alittle bit again!
Baby girl was born at 1:14 am on October the 8th. She weighed 4 pounds and 15 oz. She was tiny. And she had dark hair. Sebi brought our baby over to me while I was getting sewed all up- and I told her " Hi my baby" and she moved her head right up onto mine. Just like she was kissing or nuzzling me. Aaaaaah. My sweet little baby girl. Sebi went with her to the nursary. I stayed inthe OR for about another 20-30 minutes I think getting fixed up. I was singing to lifehouse on the radio. Then I was wheeled out and taken to a recovery room breifly. I had started shaking pretty good- like i was freezing cold- but did not feel cold. I was told that was a side effect of the morphine and that it would pass. They said my temp was a little low- so I was put under a crap ton of blankets and they brought a hot air blower into the room and stuck that under the blankets. I guess I was talking a lot and singing again more!

Here I am all bundled up! haha!

I look a little drugged, no?
After they got my temp up- they took me to a different room that I would be staying in - the mother and baby section. I got to ride that sweet bed all the way there!
Here's sebi with Baby girl!

And there's that tiny girl!